Al-Furqan Mosque

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the sentient beings, and may peace and blessings be upon His Messenger and upon his family and companions.

'Given my privilege as a woman, I only degrade myself by trying to be something I'm not -- and in all honesty -- don't want to be: a man. As women, we will never reach true liberation until we stop trying to mimic men, and value the beauty in our own God-given distinctiveness.'
On March 18, 2005 Amina Wadud led the first female-led Jumuah (Friday) prayer. On that day women took a huge step towards being more like men. But, did we come closer to actualizing our God given liberation? I Don't think so.

Salam Alaikom wa rahamatullah

Here is the same topic again in its second episode, inshallah. What I addressed in Jumuah was that we need to first set our priorities. Do we need this life only? We seek to have the life hereafter, don't we? If we are hoping to get to Jannah in the Aakhirah which I believe every single one of us hopes, then we have to listen to what Allah, our Creator and his final messanger, peace and blessings be upon him, who clearly says:

Anwar al Awlaki

Our dilemma is a strange one. We live in Europe outside Europe. We need to realise that we have a role to play and a duty to fulfill as a parent before it  is too late.

It is an undeniable fact that no book was ever held as dear as the Quran. There are numerous inspiring stories of people’s love of Quran. We need not go in the distinct past; a look at the biographies of our Ulama who passed away in the recent years is enough to prove this fact. Ramadan is the month of Quran, so we mention a few stories of the servants of Quran.

Is it that we have inherited the earth from our ancestors or we have borrowed it from our grand children? Today marks the International recognition of earth day, where remarkably 170 countries join hands with 200 million humans to make this planet a better world. Yet, the sluggish response of my faith community warrants acknowledgment and a quick wake up call.
 

Allah says in Qur'an: 'call to the path of your Lord with wisdom and good speech'

We need to learn how to invite others to Islam, it is a skill and a very important one.

Please see the link below to learn the skill of Da'wah, inshallah.

http://www.islamhouse.com/p/200054